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I am sick of TLG, and before you all down vote this hear me out first. I have been a fan of Lego ever since my very first bucket of bricks and i have spent thousands of dollars on the product i have come to know and love. But i am finding it hard to justify spending all of this money on something that i am being over charged for.

I am from Australia and i every week i spend one quarter of my pay from my part time job on Lego products, whether it is a box of bricks or a new star wars set, without fail my money always end up in TLG's pockets, but I was outraged when i found out that lego is half the price in america!

All of that money i spent on Lego, 50% of it was wasted. I do not see why i should have to pay $700 for a UCS SSD when a fellow american can get it for $350. It doesn't make any sense! But what annoys me most is the lack of reason behind TLG's theft from the pockets of Australian's, New Zealander's and many other countries.

The only answer i have heard is that they have to remain competitive in the American market. So in other words what they are saying really is 'people who don't live in America, enjoy paying for their Lego whilst we give you nothing extra in return' We get no Lego stores, have to pay extra, have worse sales and to make it even better we get massive postage charges when buying from S@H.

Also i bet that when the Chinese factory opens we will still have to pay more than Americans for Lego that is made in China.

This is always my first thought when I see posts like this. But it goes even deeper than that. It's not so much that Australians make 80k while Americans make 40k, but it's a matter of questions like "how much does a loaf of bread cost in Australia?" I haven't looked into it, but I'm guessing the "basket of goods" used in economic theory has a lower value/income ratio in Australia compared to America. Luxury items like LEGO (they're basically plastic diamonds) would be more expensive in that case.

That all being said, maybe OP should consider a vacation trip to the US. With the size of this country, there are so many places to tour. Oh, and bring a second suitcase for when you visit the nearest LEGO store.

Isn't this the case with not only LEGO but almost all consumer products in Australia? I'm pretty sure all video games, computer parts, other toys, etc are all much more expensive in Australia as opposed to America.

Additionally, isn't the minimum wage in Australia something like 17.00 dollars? Compared to America where its 7.25. Not to make this all politcal, but when your min. wage is 2x as much, the price increase evens out.

Payrate doesn't imply strong economy. Case in point, residents of Zimbabwe made more money in a day than you'll ever make, in the trillions of Zim Dollars. But you can buy 100 trillion dollar zim notes on ebay for a few US dollars.

Also, since my sense of pride was hurt a bit, I'll make an off comment that maybe Australia is the country that needs to improve by getting more competition. You are the one suffering after all, not us.

Are you sure it is TLG's fault and not the Australian government? It seems like a lot of things in Australia are more expensive than in the US. Take the price of video games or even a pint of beer (looked it up, looks like you guys pay USD$6 vs us who pay only a little over $3. Also look at average salaries in both countries. The same can be said about the US and China. China's stuff is sooooo much cheaper, but people also make a LOT less there.

I know for a fact that the Australian government is not part of it, as they are taking adobe, Microsoft and apple to court as the overprice their products for australians. It is cheaper to get a two way ticket to america, buy adobe cs6 and then fly back home!

but I was outraged when i found out that lego is half the price in america!

Movies, video games, music equipment(guitars/amps) or anything tech related like that is much cheaper here in the states. When I visited Australia I was shocked that a 30 year old Metallica album(Kill 'em All) was still like 30 dollars at JB HiFi. And you wonder why the younger generation just downloads everything. Maybe you could download lego. :P

Consider yourself fortunate. People in America with part time jobs don't have the health insurance coverage that everyone in Australia has a right to. That in itself outweighs an increase in the cost of toys.

We're actually considering moving to New Zealand ourselves for the improved quality of life over what we have here in America. Paying more for toys or ordering them from overseas would be the least problem for us when/if we do this.

The prices of Lego in america has doubled since i was a kid, too. Sure ya they're even better quality and such since then, but 20 years later i think 25 bucks for 200 pieces is a total rip off, i'd have been outraged before i knew the value of a dollar were i Australian O.o And those Lego "Friend's" Sets?! 14 dollars for a 20 piece jetski and horse? Absurd.